Hill Country Shadows: A Small-Town Romantic Suspense (Rise of Raven Strickland Book 1)

Hill Country Ridge has seen its share of secrets—
but Raven Strickland’s might be the one that finally sets the whole town on fire.

Branded the town rebel, blamed for every bad choice, and still fighting to rebuild her life for her son, Raven is trying to outrun a past that refuses to stay buried.

Then everything ignites at once:
a fire she can’t explain,
a lie she can’t escape,
and a threat that feels far too familiar.

Sheriff Riley Thompson—steady, sharp, and impossible to fool—sees through her walls in a way no one ever has. And Eli, finally old enough to understand, knows danger better than any child should.

Marcus Reed may be locked up, but his reach isn’t. Raven once stood in his shadow… and he’s not finished with her yet.

As suspicion closes in and fear creeps closer to home, Raven must decide who she’ll become—the girl Marcus broke, or the mother fighting like hell to save her child.

Because the real danger isn’t the fire that started it all—
it’s what’s still burning inside her.